Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Some Highlights

"It protects minors from exploitation from the abortion industry, it promotes strong family ties and it helps foster respect for state laws," said the bill's sponsor, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla. Bill supporters argued that it made no sense that minors who need parental permission to get an aspirin at school or go on field trips can get an abortion without telling their parents.

I find it amazing that this would ever be in question. But of course, the House won't get squat done before the elections, so naturally, there will be no compromise with the Senate.
Report: T.O. tried suicide

Flamboyant Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens attempted suicide by overdosing on pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after fire rescue personnel arrived.

Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin, the political arm of Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, announced today it was endorsing Falk, a Democrat, who is facing J.B. Van Hollen, a Republican and former U.S. attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin.

Sheik Abu Saqer, leader of Gaza's Jihadia Salafiya Islamic outreach movement, which seeks to make secular Muslims more religious, called the pope a "puppet" for "that Crusader George Bush."
The Gaza imam said the only Christian-Muslim dialogue that is acceptable is one in which "all religions agree to convert to Islam."

Johnson, 40, died in a shooting Thursday after making a traffic stop. He was shot in the head and face from the back seat of his patrol car.
Juan Leonardo Quintero, a 32-year-old illegal immigrant, has been charged with capital murder in connection with Johnson's death.

How many more officers and civilians will be buried before our "leaders" will actually DO SOMETHING!?